infinity

infinity
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the state or quality of being infinite
    无限(性),无穷(性)
    the infinity of space.
    空间的无限性。
    ■[count noun]an infinite or very great number or amount
    无穷数;无限量;大宗;大量
    an infinity of combinations.
    无穷组合。
    ■(Mathematics)a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞)
    (数)无穷大(符号:∞)
    ■a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant
    无尽处;无尽期
    the lawns stretched into infinity.
    草坪延伸至无尽处。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus (see infinite)
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